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She says no one government can stop the momentum toward tackling climate change , adding that Canada will continue "marching on". That's what the top House Democrat is calling President Donald Trump's expected decision to pull the US from a historic climate agreement. Read More »

Finally , there's in-app DVR management, which allows browsing of the program guide, and managing recordings, directly within the Plex apps for iOS and Android TV . With other live TV streaming services, such as Sling TV or YouTube TV , you may have a limited number of recording hours, or you'll have unlimited space but only so much time to watch your recorded shows before the oldest content is deleted. Read More »

The Parker Solar Probe , renamed in Eugene Parker's honor , will carry a photo of the famed solar astrophysicist, a copy of his solar wind paper and an inscription of his choosing. EPI-Lo will study low-energy particles expelled from the sun , which will reveal how energy particles become accelerated in the heliosphere, which reaches from the corona up to Mercury's orbit. Read More »

The Parker Solar Probe will perform a number of tasks with this science gear, such as measure the sun's electric and magnetic fields, photograph solar structure and study the solar wind . "The orbits are typically about 32 weeks in the beginning as they get faster and shorter". "This may not sound particularly close - but if you think of the Sun and Earth as being 1 metre apart, then our spacecraft would be located just 4 centimetres from the Sun", said Dr Fox, who is overseeing the ... Read More »

I will be announcing my decision on Paris Accord, Thursday at 3:00 P.M. The White House Rose Garden. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Trump was favoring an exit, however, and was working out terms of the planned withdrawal with U.S. Read More »

Apple is seemingly telling potential MacBook Pro buyers to adopt a wait and see attitude before splashing the cash; suggesting new models might be on the way next week. As of right now, you can't order a 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and expect to get it any sooner than June 5-7. WWDC is usually Apple's platform for announcing new software and services, and while in the past Apple has used it to launch new iPhones, they haven't really done that in quite a few years now. Read More »

It means all of today's races are moved to tomorrow which was scheduled to be a day off. "ACRM ( America's Cup Racing Management) have now confirmed that unfortunately wind is too light to allow for racing today", the organisers of the event, the oldest trophy in global sport, said on Twitter. Read More »

These divergences were aired at a summit of G7 leaders in Sicily at the weekend at which Trump found himself isolated over his threat to ditch the 2015 Paris accord aimed at slowing climate change. Schulz's heads explode. While Brexit is in itself already threatening the cohesion of the remaining 27 member states, many in Berlin still worry that the American president might actively seek to break up the EU. Read More »

This is to note that both the devices will be available in Midnight Black color variant only. "It is the ultimate device for power users who aspire to explore new possibilities, are always on top of their game and for whom multi-tasking is a way of life", said Asim Warsi, Senior Vice President, Mobile Business , Samsung India . Read More »

Unfortunately, it's now only live on the Public Test Region (PTR), a set of PC-only servers used to try out new game elements before they get integrated into the game as a whole. You can battle indoors with normal physics, or, for the first time in Overwatch , jump out of the airlock doors and enjoy low gravity combat on the Moon's surface. Read More »

The line-up for June's free PlayStation Plus games has just been revealed, and again we see an assortment of games for Sony's three consoles that should on the shortlist for your collection. Clearly, a new PS4 isn't high profile enough for Sony to warrant mentioning during their E3 2017 press conference. But while Microsoft has Project Scorpio lined up and Nintendo is still riding the Switch wave, Sony doesn't have a comparable announcement for the big show. Read More »

China and the European Union will seek on Friday (June 2) to save an worldwide pact against climate change from which US President Donald Trump appears to be set to withdraw. Though it remains the largest global carbon emitter, China also leads the world in total installed solar and wind capacity. His decision also severely endangers the United States world economic leadership. Read More »

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Trump at length about the issue during a meeting in Brussels, and even at the Vatican, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin made his own pro-Paris pitch to Trump and his advisers. China and India are already beating the United States; they're already pulling ahead in the energy economy. One option is to go through the established protocol for withdrawing from the accord, a process that would stretch out to the end of 2020, a White House ... Read More »

The strike has been called on demanding waive off on the loans and against the falling prices of agricultural produce and other related issues. On the outskirts of Nashik and Ahmednagar, small groups of farmers set up "check-posts" to verify if goods carriers were transporting fruits, vegetables , milk, etc. Read More »

With over 500 million estimated downloads, the game had become one of the most downloaded apps from the Google or Apple app stores. With that being said, the game also follows the standard series formula as you can collect and train all kinds of Pokemon . Read More »

Trump's position on the Paris accord was a focal point of last week's G7 summit in Sicily, at which leaders of the world's six other leading economies pressed him to renew the U.S. leadership and trustworthiness on one of the world's leading issues. Former President Barack Obama, who helped broker the accord, praised the accord during a trip to Europe this month. Read More »

It could have sweeping implications for the deal, which relies heavily on the commitment of big polluter nations to reduce emissions of gases scientists blame for sea level rise, droughts and more frequent violent storms. That promise helped rally supporters sharing his scepticism of global efforts to police United States carbon emissions. After taking office, however, Trump faced pressure to stay in the deal from investors, worldwide powers and business leaders, including some in the ... Read More »

Geovanni Borjas , 32, is now charged in the slayings of Michelle Lozano, 17, and Bree'Anna Guzman, 22. Vetrano, whose 30-year-old daughter was murdered while out for a jog through Spring Creek Park near their Howard Beach home last August, said he hopes NY will soon follow California's lead and begin using familial DNA searches for its most pressing cold cases. Read More »

CNN has since cut ties with Griffin , who has hosted the network's New Year's Eve show for years, despite her apology. USA first lady Melania Trump also blasted the photo in her own statement saying it was "very disturbing". It's nothing new to hear about a comedian pushing the envelope and leaning over the line of decency; but, one comedian may have ripped the envelope and may have crossed the line. Read More »

Virtually every nation voluntarily committed to steps aimed at curbing global emissions of "greenhouse" gases. "Exporting coal or natural gas for example to other countries". White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer could not say earlier Wednesday whether the president had already made up his mind, telling reporters that Trump will be the "ultimate decider". Read More »

According to the Times , that meeting has come under increasing scrutiny from investigators examining the possibility of collusion between the Russian government and individuals with ties to Trump's 2016 campaign . More attorneys with deep experience in Washington investigations are expected to be added, along with crisis communications experts. White House officials said over the weekend that they saw no problem with the back channel, if there was one, however. Read More »

Various news outlets have reported that Trump has already made the decision to withdraw. A United States pullout would be disappointing but the European Union stands ready to take global leadership on the issue, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said in Brussels. Read More »

Looking back at Mr Corbyn's performance when questioned by Jeremy Paxman and a studio audience, Mrs May said: "He is not prepared to use the nuclear deterrent". Since then, the bombing that killed 22 people at a Manchester concert and some policy missteps by May's party have thrown the contest into uncertainty. Read More »

Today on Twitter , Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that if President Trump publicly withdraws from the global Paris Agreement , Musk will respond by withdrawing from all White house advisory councils . Trump believes that the United States will not get tangible benefits from Paris Agreement and it will only cost the country's economy trillions of dollars. Read More »

David De Gea might well be one of the best in the world in his position, but this still seems like a huge opening offer. Following that collapsed deal, de Gea went on to sign a four-year deal with United with an option to stay another year. Read More »

The BBC has confirmed that BBC Afghan driver Mohammed Nazir , who had worked with the broadcaster for four years and had a young family, died in the blast . The Taliban has denied involvement, saying the insurgent group has nothing to do with the bombing or any attacks that target civilians. A truck bomb near the presidential palace killed at least 90 and wounded hundreds. Read More »

Flynn's lobbying firm, Flynn Intel Group, was also subpoenaed, as was Cohen's firm, Michael D. Cohen & Associates. Separately, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), who had been forced to recuse himself from the Russian Federation investigation after working closely with Trump, also sent subpoenas to the National Security Agency, the FBI and the CIA for information on "unmasking", in which Americans who turn up in foreign surveillance have their names ... Read More »

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is firing personal attacks on her rival Jeremy Corbyn to try and drag the focus back to her leadership credentials as her once-comfortable poll lead dissolved a week before the election . Mr Farron kicked off with a jibe about Mrs May's absence, saying: "Where do you think Theresa May is tonight?" She was accused of lacking "guts" and of "running away from the debate" during the 90 minute BBC TV event on Wednesday night. Read More »

An American pullout from the 196-nation Paris Agreement would deal a major blow to the so-called "climate diplomacy" which, less than 18 months ago, celebrated the historic pact made possible by a hard-fought agreement between Beijing and Washington , under President Barack Obama's leadership. Read More »

Guha was a member of the CoA that is headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai . In January, a bench headed by justice Dipak Misra had appointed a committee of administrators headed by Rai to manage BCCI and pilot reforms suggested by the Lodha panel. Read More »

In an attempt to further improve its phishing detection analysis, Google will be adding new click-time warnings that will notify users when they are about to click on a malicious link that could direct them to a malware site. Now, if you reply to an external email from somebody with whom you don't regularly communicate, Google will show you a warning that asks you if you really meant to send this email . Read More »

If it detects a person in a user's home, it can send an alert to the user, who can then watch what the person is doing remotely, with the device zooming in on the person's face in a picture-in-picture, while also showing a wider view indicating how that person is moving through the home. Read More »

Brett Schaefer of the pro-Trump Heritage Foundation said the decision to pull out of the Paris Accord should be an easy one for Trump, who was elected after calling climate change "a hoax". Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila told his country's parliament Wednesday that a USA withdrawal would be a big setback. He added he would have " no choice " but to depart Trump's advisory councils if the U.S. Read More »

The early decision scotches rumours about reservations against the incumbent chief minister and the possibility of projecting either a new face or collective leadership, keeping the question of next chief minister open before the election. Besides, many Karnataka leaders were wary of removing a Dalit leader, stating that it may send a wrong signal to the community. It may be noted here that Yeddyurappa - who had left the BJP to form his own political outfit, the Karnataka Janata Paksha, but ... Read More »